FIX: Recurring BROWSE and SEEK Cause FoxPro to Slow Down

 Last reviewed: November 27, 1996
Article ID: Q160065
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 3.0

SYMPTOMS

An application running as an executable that frequently calls a BROWSE and SEEK command progressively gets slower after several iterations.

CAUSE

Visual FoxPro is not releasing memory properly.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Visual FoxPro 3.0b for Windows.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Problem

  1. Compile the following code into a 3.0 executable: 

          FOR i = 1 to 200

            SEEK STR(i)
        BROWSE NOWAIT
        WAIT TIMEOUT 1
        KEYBOARD '{CTRL+W}'
      NEXT i


  2. Run the Executable.



	
			
	















	






KBCategory: kbprg kbbuglist kbfixlist

KBSubcategory: FxprgBrowse

Additional reference words: 3.00 kbdsd VFoxWin










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